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" Milo Ventimiglia is to star in new sci-fi TV series The Visitors. The ABC show - produced by Steven Spielberg&amp;#039;s Amblin TV - follows the human race&amp;#039;s fight to thwart an unseen alien menace out to destroy the Earth.  Heroes star Ventimiglia will play the mysterious John, who speaks in a strange language and is covered in mysterious tattoos and diagrams, Deadline reports. The 36-year-old actor recently starred on TNT&amp;#039;s Mob City and is also known for his role in the 2006 film Rocky Balboa.  Ventimiglia joins Revenge actor Barry Sloane in the pilot. Sloane is cast as Wes, an ex-FBI agent who now works for a secret department, taking on classified missions to protect the public. Sloane currently plays Aidan on Revenge but is expected to depart that show as a series regular in order to star in The Visitors. Never Let Me Go filmmaker Mark Romanek will direct the pilot from a script by Under the Dome writer Soo Hugh. Doctor Who actress Karen Gillan to star in new ABC comedy pilot SelfieRyan Phillippe signs up for lead role in ABC pilot Secrets &amp;amp;amp; Lies "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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